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McComish Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Engineering programs have been a vital part of SDSU since 1881 and graduates of the College of Engineering programs have extended the bounds of science and improved our lives in many ways. The college has a rich history and long tradition of providing outstanding graduates who are well prepared for exciting careers in engineering, science and technology.

As a part of the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, the McComish Department Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department offers a broad range of major and minor programs, each with unique features that ensure the student of both depth and breadth in their field of study.

Browse our website. Learn how our programs can enrich your life and help you achieve your career goals.


Welcome

Welcome to the website of the SDSU Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. I am excited to share information about our academic and research programs. We are home to 14 full time teaching faculty, six staff employees, over 400 undergraduates and 100 graduate students.

We offer two accredited undergraduate degrees—in electrical engineering (B.S.) and computer science (B.S.)—where our classes are characterized by rigor in curriculum, award-winning educators, small class size for individual attention and low attrition for help with success toward completion. Our classroom and laboratory curriculum are at the cutting edge of knowledge enabled by the high impact research performed by the faculty in their respective fields. This is evidenced by a high percentage of our graduates finding full-time gainful employment in the area of their study, either before they graduate or within a short time after graduation.

We offer four graduate degrees—an M.S. and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, and a M.S. and a Ph.D. in computer science. As part of their curricular training, our electrical engineering graduate students can conduct supervised research in the following areas: electric power and energy systems; image processing; and materials and devices for energy efficiency. Similarly, our computer science graduate students can conduct supervised research in software security, networks, machine learning and image processing for cancer detection, telemedicine, precision agriculture and software fault tolerance. We offer a dual B.S and M.S. degree program (five years track) in computer science. We also offer minors in computer sciencesoftware engineering, computer engineering and informatics for students across SDSU.

EECS is home to the Center for Power Systems Studies (CPSS) and the Image Processing Lab (IPL). CPSS, which was approved by the SD Board of Regents in 1968, is a partnership of SDSU with the electric power industry in the region for providing the educational opportunities to power engineers. IPL, which was founded in 1988, is dedicated to research and development efforts in radiometric, geometric and spatial characterization, calibration and correction algorithms for satellite and airborne imaging systems. Our faculty also direct laboratories on material characterization, microgrid design and operation and image processing using LIDAR. Our faculty are also affiliated with other campus-wide initiatives such as the use of the state-of-the-art Roaring Thunder Linux Cluster for research computing and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) University Center for Commercialization of Sustainable Energies and Precision Agriculture Sensors Technologies.

Our students engage in activities through the following organizations: ACM, IEEE and the Robotics club and the honor societies for electrical engineering (IEEE-HKN) and computer science (UPE).

In addition to their work in the classroom, our faculty members are involved in a wide variety of research activities. Current projects include:

  • Developing secure and resilient electricity grids impacted by extreme weather events.
  • Advanced electric energy market design and operation for variable renewable energy and distributed energy resources.
  • SAR remote sensing and image processing.

I am happy to talk to you and invite you to contact me via email at Sungyong Jung to learn more about who we are and what we do.

Thank you.

Dr. Sunyong Jung
Department head and professor

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